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By: Study Hacks

Study Hacks — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:23:45 +0000

@Roo:

The question of balance here seems key. What’s your thoughts on finding that right balance between randomness and control?

By: Rooo

Rooo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:52:11 +0000

I’m not completely for the randomness camp or the systematic camp, but the funeral example doesn’t seem to prove anything really. Also, taking random classes can be nice and all, but most of us have the goal of graduating asap which leads to little opportunities to take random classes. I don’t know, maybe I don’t understand this well enough.

By: Study Hacks

Study Hacks — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:54:03 +0000

@Jess:

I’m glad Q/E/C is showing promise. Let me now how it holds up after your first exams using the method.

Also, I agree about randomness helping to free you from structures. Left to my own devices, I tend toward comfort and structure, so I put a lot of effort into injecting more randomness into my day to day.

@Arman:

I think you’re right. This is modern version of age-old advice: “explore your world!”

By: Study Hacks

Study Hacks — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:51:50 +0000

@Amit:

It’s an interesting point. But here’s my take. Once you’ve decided to go after a particular project, it’s important to develop a completion addiction and look for systemization to make sure the works gets done.

Where Ben’s advice comes into play, I think, is deciding what projects to go after. The warning here is to avoid the idea that you can just sit in a quiet room and plan out, in advance, all the projects to let enter your horizon.

Is this convincing?